MELI vs PDD vs PGY Stock Comparison

Mercadolibre, PDD Holdings and Pagaya Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,673.09 -2.3% 1M -26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.02B
P/E
45.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$77.46 -1.3% 1M -43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$110.76B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
PGY Pagaya Technologies Ltd.
$20.47 +20.4% 1M -28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.74B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.39B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 6, Mercadolibre 3, Pagaya Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMELIPDDPGYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.02B $110.76B $1.74B PDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.1x 8.2x 13.8x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.3x 7.2x 11.8x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +46.0% +13.8% +20.5% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% 20.7% 9.0% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% — 31.5% PGY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — 0.6x PGY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.9% -43.9% -28.1% MELI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.5%/yr -2.7%/yr -29.8%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 33.5% 74.7% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 79/100 69/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

MELIPDDPGY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMELIPDDPGY
Valuation 52 #80 of 166 89 #19 of 166 93 #8 of 99
Growth 78 #34 of 152 59 #63 of 152 91 #9 of 94
Profitability 87 #21 of 152 86 #22 of 152 85 #14 of 90
Financial Health 33 #121 of 179 81 #35 of 179 41 #62 of 105
Shareholder Returns – – 35 #39 of 59
Overall 62 79 69
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PDD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PGY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMELIPDDPGYSPY
1 month -2.3%-1.3%+20.4% +0.9%
3 months -10.2%-12.3%+26.4% +5.9%
6 months -5.3%-20.7%+58.6% +8.5%
Year to date -16.9%-31.7%-2.1% +13.3%
1 year -26.9%-43.9%-28.1% +12.4%
3 years +39.4%-28.5%+52.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.7%-10.6%+15.1% +23.5%
5 years +13.0%-12.9%-82.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.5%-2.7%-29.8% +11.0%
10 years +894.9%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +25.8%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMELIPDDPGYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%33.5%74.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%35.5%78.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.030.863.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-1.31-0.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-73.1%-98.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-43.9%-28.1% -0.9%
52-week high $2,360.76$138.13$28.47 $779.14
52-week low $1,546.81$73.30$10.64 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMELIPDDPGY
P/E now vs peer median 45.5xmedian 16.8x 8.0xmedian 16.8x 13.6xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x 5.0xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 11.4x 6.9xmedian 11.4x 6.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x 2.6xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.29median 0.36 0.26median 0.36 —median 1.01

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMELIPDDPGY
Revenue $35.18B $64.89B $1.39B
Gross profit $15.01B $36.55B $603.06M
Operating income $2.91B $14.41B $345.48M
Net income $1.86B $13.45B $127.54M
Free cash flow $12.41B $16.02B $251.78M
R&D $2.58B $2.64B $70.60M
EPS (diluted) $36.75 $9.08 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $3.65B $19.00B $249.26M
Total debt $10.63B – $471.87M
Shares (diluted) 50.70M 1.48B 97.25M
Enterprise value $60.04B -$133.30B $714.52M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMELIPDDPGY
P/E 45.5x 8.0x 13.6x
P/FCF 6.8x 6.9x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 6.9x 6.4x
P/S 2.4x 1.7x 1.2x
P/B 10.8x 1.7x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 10.9x 1.7x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 20.8x – 5.0x
EV/EBIT 30.9x 3.0x 5.6x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 7.2x 2.7x 7.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x 2.7x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.29 0.26 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMELIPDDPGY
Revenue growth (1Y) 46.0% 13.8% 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 40.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.8% 11.6% 23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 29.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% 12.7% 118.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 37.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -9.3% -1.4% 141.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 32.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -9.3% -1.6% 136.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 30.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.1% 22.0% 135.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 21.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.0% 22.0% 160.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.5% 21.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMELIPDDPGY
Gross margin 42.7% 56.3% 43.4%
EBITDA margin 12.3% – 27.7%
Operating margin 8.3% 22.2% 24.9%
Pretax margin 7.4% 28.4% 7.1%
Net margin 5.3% 20.7% 9.0%
FCF margin 35.3% 24.7% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 39.5% 24.7% 19.0%
Return on equity 24.7% 21.1% 19.0%
Return on assets 3.8% 14.1% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 11.7% – 31.5%
Return on capital employed 22.8% 22.6% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.5x 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMELIPDDPGY
Debt / assets 20.7% – 27.9%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.9x – 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 32.5% 61.7%
Equity / assets 15.3% 67.5% 38.3%
Interest coverage 13.7x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.6x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 2.1x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.1x –
Altman Z-score 2.33 4.54 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMELIPDDPGY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMELIPDDPGY
Forward P/E 41.3xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $40.52FY2026 $10.78FY2026 $1.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +86.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +19.6% +28.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.34BFY2026 $72.21BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.2%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +45.2% +9.4% +28.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMELIPDDPGY
Held by institutions 77.8% 30.3% 38.9%
Institutions holding 1,438 507 221
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +4.8% -12.0%
Institutions buying 714 213 133
Institutions selling 525 234 62
Buyers to sellers 1.36 0.91 2.15

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MELIPDDPGY
MELI 1.00 0.25 0.27
PDD 0.25 1.00 0.19
PGY 0.27 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MELI, PDD and PGY?

PDD Holdings (PDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mercadolibre (MELI) $84.02B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $110.76B, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) $1.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, MELI, PDD and PGY?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.1x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.2x, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 13.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.3x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.2x, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 11.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mercadolibre (MELI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) leads (Mercadolibre (MELI) 11.7%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 31.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mercadolibre (MELI) returned the most: Mercadolibre (MELI) -26.9%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -43.9%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -28.1%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.5%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -2.7%/yr, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -29.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.5%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 74.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MELI, PDD and PGY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PDD Holdings (PDD) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.